Torah Portion Week 37 Shelach’Lecha Numbers 13-15 Study Notes

Torah Portion – Week 37 (UPDATED 2021)

Welcome brothers and sisters to week 37, Shelach, SEND YOU

This portion tells the story of the twelve spies sent to assess the promised land, commandments about offerings, the story of the violation of the Sabbath, and the commandment of the tzitzit.

Numbers 13:

13:16 – It is interesting that Caleb, the Kenizite (Edomite) was named as the leader of Judah. He was grafted in. https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=NUM+32%3A12%2C+GEN+36%3A11%2C15%2C+num+15%3A15-16%2C+is+56%3A6-7%2C+acts+10%3A34-35&version=KJV

13:31 – No fear! https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=sirach+2%3A10-14&version=RSV

-Grapes ripen late summer, early fall

13:29 – What’s keeping us today? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+28%3A18-20%2C+matt+9%3A37-38%2C+matt+25%3A14-30&version=KJV

13:33 – Giants: Gen 6, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gen+6%3A1-4%2C+amos+2%3A9%2C+1+sam+17%3A4&version=KJV

Enoch 6 https://sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe009.htm

Fear https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=SIRACH+2%3A12-18&version=RSV

Sending out the 12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matt+10&version=KJV

Numbers 14:

14:4 – Complaining (have we ever thought to look at things from his perspective?) https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+esdras+1%3A12-23&version=RSV

Do we whine and complain when things go wrong, or are tough?

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+pet+1%3A3-7%2C+james+1%3A2-4%2C++ps+34%3A19+%2C+acts+14%3A19-23&version=NASB

14:9 – Why fear the NWO, beast system etc… If Yahuah delights in us…

14:11 – Believing – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+esdras+1%3A35-37&version=RSV

14:12 – Yah chose Moses for a reason; humbleness.

14:18 – Moses is quoting Exo 34 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exo+34%3A6-7&version=KJV

14:22 – Ten tests – It’s interesting that Abraham was tested 10 times according to Jubilees 17-19 and found faithful in all https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-8-39/

14:35 – Think about our time now; what is all that different than the Israelites in the wilderness? Are we not being tested? Will we enter into N.Jerusalem with filthy hands? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+24%3A3-5%2C+2+sam+22%3A21%2Cps+18%3A20%2C+is+26%3A1-2%2C+psalm+119%3A142&version=KJV

14:42 – Too late Jasher 6:11-23 https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/6.htm

14:45 “Hormah” meaning “broken rock”, “banned”, or “devoted to destruction”